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juice
[ joos ]
noun
- the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit:
orange juice.
- the liquid part or contents of plant or animal substance.
- the natural fluids of an animal body:
gastric juices.
- essence, strength, or vitality:
He's still full of the juice of life.
- any extracted liquid.
- Slang.
- electricity or electric power.
- gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
- Slang.
- alcoholic liquor.
- drugs, especially anabolic steroids.
- Slang.
- money obtained by extortion.
- money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
- the interest rate itself.
- Slang.
- influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
- gossip or scandal.
verb (used with object)
- to extract juice from.
verb (used without object)
- Slang.
- to drink alcohol heavily (usually followed by up ):
to go out juicing on Saturday night.
- to take anabolic steroids or other drugs to improve one’s performance in a sport (usually followed by up ).
verb phrase
- to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
- to make exciting or spectacular:
They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
- to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of:
to juice up the nation's economy.
juice
/ dʒuːs /
noun
- any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissue
the juice of an orange
digestive juices
- informal.
- fuel for an engine, esp petrol
- electricity
- alcoholic drink
- vigour or vitality
- essence or fundamental nature
- stew in one's own juiceSee stew 1
verb
- to extract juice from (fruits or vegetables) in order to drink
Derived Forms
- ˈjuiceless, adjective
Other Words From
- juice·less adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of juice1
Word History and Origins
Origin of juice1
Idioms and Phrases
- stew in one's own juice. stew 1( def 10 ).
More idioms and phrases containing juice
In addition to the idiom beginning with juice , also see stew in one's own juice .Example Sentences
Orange juice, bourbon and peanut butter were the most likely products to be hit.
Ahead of Trump’s joint address last week, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi advised Democrats to let Trump “stew in his own juice” rather than vocally oppose him.
The list of products impacted ranges from clothing to perfume to orange juice.
But with housing’s rising unaffordability, that dream is looking more like a moonshot for most everyday Americans — and the juice might not be worth the squeeze.
It was a day that showed again why you can't see them progressing to the status of contenders even if you buried your face in a vat of happy juice.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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